Obituaries

Apr 19, 2025

Marlas Schmidt, 90, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 28, 2025, at 11:00am with a visitation at 10:00am at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. 

Apr 13, 2025

Roger Mickelson, 85, of Ten Mile Lake, Dalton, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Roger Dayle Mickelson was born April 10, 1940, to parents Elvin and Ivonne (Haraldson) Mickelson in Pomme De Tierre, Minnesota. Roger graduated Ashby High School in 1957. After graduating, Roger went straight to work for Hodgeman construction and Co-Op Creamery of...

Apr 14, 2025

Steve Jorgenson, age 79 of Erhard, MN, passed away at Vibra Hospital, Fargo, ND, on April 14, 2025, after battling a brain bleed.

Steve was born on August 8, 1945, to Burton and Stella ( Nendick) Jorgenson in Pelican Rapids. Steve attended school at Pelican Rapids High School. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard, MN. and...

Apr 17, 2025

Vernon Seeba, 96, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 17, 2025, at his residence. His memorial service will be 2 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. There will be a visitation one hour prior.

Vernon James Seeba was born on January 5, 1929, at Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls to Herman...

Apr 6, 2025

Donald E. Pederson, 94, was born on July 23, 1930 at home in Buse Township, Minnesota, to Henry and Clara Annetta (Nettie) Pederson. He was baptized and later confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He attended country school in Buse Township and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1948. He was a member of the...

Mar 23, 2025

Sharon Geneva (Mosman) Sullivan, 89, of Underwood died Sunday March 23, 2025 at Benedictine Living Community in Ada, Minnesota. She was born the fifth of sixth children, in the home of her parents, Willard (Bill) and Stella (Larson) Mosman, at Staples, Minnesota, on October 22, 1935. She was baptized by Pastor Berge of Sverdrup Lutheran Church and was later confirmed...

Mar 1, 2025

Virginia Robertson, 93, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025, at Mill Street Residence in Fergus Falls. Her memorial service is set for 11 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home. There will be a visitation one hour prior.

Virginia was born in the Dumont, Minnesota, area on November 30, 1931, to Anthony and...

Apr 19, 2025

Apr 12, 2025

Gwen Phyllis Stanley, 67, of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.

Gwen was born on February 24, 1958, to Philip and Phyllis (Spencer) Lacher in Alexandria, Minnesota. She attended Fergus Falls High School, then later took secretarial classes at Fergus Falls Community College in Fergus Falls, and culinary classes at MSCTC in...

Apr 9, 2025

Michael Neese, 75, quietly passed away in his sleep on April 9, 2025, at his home in Battle Lake.

Michael Dean Neese was born on April 4, 1950, in Wahpeton, North Dakota to Jack and Shirley (Ramstad) Neese. His family moved to Battle Lake in 1952, where he attended school through the seventh grade. In 1963, they moved to Westhope, ND...

Mar 29, 2025

Jean Alberta Wick, 89, of Ashby, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Ashby Living Center. Her funeral is set for 11 a.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Peace Lutheran Church in Ashby. There will be a visitation one hour prior.

Jean Alberta Wick was born to Albert and Tressa Hoff on September 11, 1935. She graduated...

Mar 17, 2025

David passed away March 17, 2025. He was born August 14, 1958, to Lloyd and Marilyn (Moen) Boese. David attended district 1407 country school, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1977. He went to work for Ottertail Power Company as a lineman, retiring after 40 years of service.

David was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Boese; and his...

Mar 14, 2025

Marian Johnson, age 99, died Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Evansville Care Campus.

Marian Alma Johnson was born March 10, 1926, in Evansville Township, MN, the daughter of Julias and Alma (Braun) Rohloff. She had eight siblings, seven who grew to adulthood. Marian grew up on a variety of farms that her parents rented. At the age of 11, the...

Mar 9, 2025

Joyce Quernemoen, 93, of Fergus Falls, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025, at LB Broen Home under the care of Vivie Hospice. Her funeral is set for 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. There will be a visitation one hour prior. Burial will take place at Knollwood Cemetery, Fergus Falls.

Joyce Grace...

Mar 5, 2025

Beverly Jean (Larson) Prather 75-- (Resident of Fergus Falls, MN) passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND after receiving excellent medical attention from a recent illness and fainting spell which caused a fall.

Beverly was born on December 6, 1949 in Bertha, Minnesota, the daughter of Oliver and Nina (Grow) Larson. She graduated...

Mar 3, 2025

Alice Oline Aase, age 95, of Fergus Falls, went home into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the morning of March 3rd, 2025, at PioneerCare Center with the assistance of Vivi Hospice.

She was born on September 25, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, to Arthur and Benna (Daastol) Helgesen. She attended elementary school in Brooklyn and graduated high...

Mar 2, 2025

Russel Swenson, 81, of Underwood passed away Sunday March 2, 2025.

The funeral will be Saturday March 8, 2025, 10:30am at St. James Catholic Church in Underwood, Minnesota. A one-hour visitation will be held prior.

Russel Perry Swenson was born March 16, 1943 to Richard and Olive (Hanson) Swenson in Fergus Falls, MN. He grew up on their family farm in Hoffman...

Feb 28, 2025

Arna Stedjan, 96, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Friday February 28, 2025. The Funeral Service will be Friday March 7, 2025, 11:00am at Bethel Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. A one-hour visitation will be held prior to the service.

Arna (Rosseland) Stedjan was born on June 25, 1928 to Reidar and Tora Rosseland in Bjelland Norway. At an early age,...

Feb 27, 2025

Celebration of Life for Rosalie ‘Rose’ (Christensen) Ketcham- January 29, 1938 – February 27, 2025.

Rosalie Ketcham, 87, a strong-willed and determined woman, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Henning, Minnesota. She was formally a long-time resident of Girard Township, Minnesota.

Born on January 29, 1938, in Frazee, Minnesota, Rose was the fourth of nine children to Herb and...

Feb 21, 2025

With deep love and gratitude, we celebrate the life of Jean Audrey Moeller, who peacefully went home to be with her Lord & Savior, on February 21, 2025. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother, a proud grandmother, and a dear friend to many.

For 50 wonderful years, Jean and Bill shared their life together on the farm, building not...